The Newtown bee., 1887-11-11
BETHEL.

E N Pillow contlnueSqulteS SICK. James Cole of Bridgeport was up to see him, last week They have been connected in busi- ness for several years.
 The Capt Frederick Seeley house on Main street was sold Saturday and brought S4250, just $50 more than it had been of- fered to the same party for. Mrs Dr Ly- on and her son, Dr E. R Lyon. were the lucky ones and it is a bargain.
 The temperance committee presented, last week, a petition to the county com missioners not to license any rum holes between, the horse railroad depot and the Bethel line Danbury also sent petition on the same subject. It is hoped that some notice will be taken of them by the commissioners. Their decision will be looked for with interest and public senti- ment will be formed of them accordingly.
 A Law and Order league was organized, or rather the constitution and bylaws were adopted, last Friday night and the officers are to be elected on Monday night, 14th
 Saturday was day of disappointment to many who wanted to ride on the horse cars, as the men got strike fever on and tied up the cars. A few cars were running Sunday. Most of the old hands will go on again and some new ones will learn to drive.
 Willis Judd. Charles Bailey and Will White went up the Housatonic road, last week. on hunting trip of three days and brought home 33 cartridges. The cake is theirs.
 The old post office room is said to be rented for a clothing store. We hope that the selectmen will open their hearts. or the public purse strings and clean and paint the room. It is a burning shame to offer it as it is to any one. Do they want to disgust taxpayers by letting their prop erty become worthless? We hope not That new store in Ferry's block has a fine stock of lamps and crockery and general goods in that line. No dry goods, as they could not compete with Mrs M. w. Sher-
  stock as can be found in the State in any town, large or small.--Patrick Ratchford is building on to his new barn on Black man avenue and will move some of his stock here from his farm on Stony Hill He will spend the Winter here himself. His farm, good one, is for sale,-David Lyon has taken up the old curbing ln l front of his house on Center street, had it Set lower and the gutter paved and will cut down the walk so as to conform 10 walks in front of A. w. Twiss and A l. l Benedict This will add much to the ] looks of the street,-On every hand im- ! proyements can be seen C. +. Senior, with his large force of men. is painting more houses than were ever painted in one year before William Mclaughlin, Mich ael Crow and F. E. Benedict on Grassy Plain, P. Gilbert on Elizabeth street and E. T.Andrews on Elm street all show the work of his brushes-Powell A. Roberts has a new house up on High street; Ar thur Senior builder.-E. NJ. Peck has a very sick horse, handled strangely; Dl DluESGS lItdtS It, M Tlt"SlJJ y II, lINlDS II the Daniel Trowbridge place, has bought the building lot south of Henry Gilbert. on Grassy Plain 8treet.-E. J. Yeomans k laying the water mains through Fleetwood avenue to furnish the new houses erected there.-Joseph Bates of Danbury and z number of Danbury people came down or the horse cars and took tea with T H. Will son and wife, Wednesday, returning il the evening. We feel almost related tt Danbury now, they are so near.-Anothe of those large maple trees on the Corning place, now English Bros., has been laiC low, as it was in the way of improvements The mountains west of Bethel have beel on fire and bright blaze over mile lont was seen from the village. Hundreds o acres burned over No doubt the work c some careless person. Hunters may be in nocent of it, but will get the blame all tn same. .-Congregational entertainment a Fishers hall, Friday evening, 18th.